Combination hair waver



s. MOSKOVITZ El AL COMBINATION HAIR WAVER Filed Oct. 20, 1925 INVENTORY:

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Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

arren s'rarns SOPHIE MOSKOVITZ AND PHILIP MOSKOVITZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, -PEIINSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION HAIR WAVER.

Application filed October 20', 1925.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in hair curlers and particularly to the type of hair curler which is adapted to produce the curled or waved effect in the hair, by retaining the hair properly crimped and clamped for a relatively great length of time and without the application of any heat.

Our invention relates more particularly to'a hair curler of the character stated, comprising two or more pairs of resilient metal arms, bowed or curved in longitudinal cross section and curved or channelled in transverse'cross section; the arms of each pair being hingedly or otherwise connected at oneoftheir endsand having clasping means at their other ends to secure or lock the same inclosed position and one of the arms of each pair being also rigidly connected to each other in parallel spaced relation, by a suitable interconnecting member or web. Our invention also relates to an auxiliary curling device consisting of a pair of similarly bowed arms, also connected at one of their ends and being provided with suitable clasping means at their other ends; said auxiliary curling device being adapted to clamp the hair in a flatcondition between two pairs of parallel spaced curved or channelled clamping devices, so as to produce a relatively straight portion intermediate of each two waves or curls in the hair.

For the purpose of illustrating our inven tion, we have shown in the accompanying drawings forms thereof which are at present preferred by us, since they will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which our invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that our invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hair curler embodying our invention shown in the opened position.

Figure 2 represents a similar perspective view of the same in the closed position thereof.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the auxiliary curling device in the opened position.

Figure 4 represents a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3, showing the transverse curva Serial No. 63,765.

tureof the bowed arms, shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Referring to the'drawings in which like reference characters indicate like parts, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, designate pairs of longitudinally bowed or curved arms or clamping members. The pair of arms 1 and 2 are connected atone of their ends by the hinged connection 5, or any other suitable means, while the other pair of arms '3 and 4 are similarly connected at their corresponding ends by a corresponding hinge 6, or the like.

A connecting member or 'web 7 is formed integral "with'oneof the arms (1 and of each pair of arms, at their hinged or corn nected ends, and rigidly unites and interconnects such arms 1 and 3 in spaced and parallelrelation to each other, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4.

As shown in Figure 3,'each of the arms 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, is curved in transverse cross section, the-curvature of the arms of each coacting pair being in the same direction, so as to conform to 'each other and fit within each other snugly when in the closed position, as shown in Figures 2 and 4.

The arms 1 and 2, and and 4, are made of suitable resilient sheet metal, of suitable thickness; the length of the arms being suiiicient to extend from the temples to the back of the head on either side of the head. The longitudinal curvature or bow shape is such as to conform to the shape of the head and to fit snugly around the same.

Each of the arms 2 and 4 is provided with corresponding clasp members 8 and 9 respectively, which are adapted to slide over the terminals 10 and 11 respectively of the arms 1 and 3 by a slight lateral movement, thus to engage said terminals and thereby to lock said pairs of coacting arms in the closed position shown in Figure 2 and 4.

The hair curler of our invention, shown particularly in the figures, is applied to the hair without any heat, and is merely opened. and positioned around the head with the trees of hair disposed between the hinged arms 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, whereupon said arms are closed and locked in the position shown in Figure 2. By this means a pair of parallel and spaced curls or waves are produced, to the full extent of the length of the arms 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, and extending entirely across the side of the head.

In order further to accentuate the parallel spaced curls or waves thus producechwe may provide an auxiliary curling device 13, saown in Figure 3, comprising a pair of flat arms 1% and of slightly lesser length than the length of the arms 1, 2, 3, and 4;, and similarl bowed or curved longitudinally however and of a width slightly less than the space 12 between the arms 1 and 3, (see Figure 1). 'lh arms 1-1- and 15 are also of resilient sheet metal and may either he hingedly connected at one end, or may be integrally connected at 16. One of the arms 15, is also provided with a clasp 17, similar to the clasps 8 9, The auxiliary waving or curling device 13 is then inserted in the space 12, between the arms 1 and 3, embracin the hair between said arms, and clampin the same in a flat condition.

Then the curler is thus applied for a sutlicient length of time and then removed from the hair the parallel curls or waves produced by the transversely curved or channeled arms 1 and 2, and 3 and +2, will be separated by a straight portion, which will not only accentuate the waves 1 at wi l also produce a pleasing ofi'c t, by the combination of such alterna 'nng ;;bl'fll.gllt and waved hair portions.

will now be apparent that we have de vised a new and useful combined hair waver which embodies the features of advantage enumerated a desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description and while we have in the present instance shoi n and d 'ihed a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, itis to be understood that such embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters P tent is 1. In device of the character stated, a plurality of pairs of resilient sheet metal arn'is, each being bowed longitudinally and being curved in trzmsverse cross section; the arms oil each pair having one of their ends connected, clasping means common to the tree one v of each pair, and integral connectweb rigidly and hnedly interconnecting the connect d ends of one arm of each of said a: l of pairs, in spaced and substanprising a plurality of pairs of resilient arms, each being bowed longitudinally and being in transverse cross section; the arms each pair having one of their ends contec clasping means common to thelree of each pair and an integral connecting .neinoer rigidly and fixedly interconnecting :he connected ends of one arm of each of plurality of pairs, in spaced and subiaily parallel relation to each other, n an an: liary curling device comprising a pair of fiat and bowed resilient arms con nected at one of their ends and having clasphip means common to their ends, adapted to be inserted between the spaced pairs of arms 1 said main curling device.

SOPHEE MOSKOVITZ. PHILIP MOSKOVITZ. 

